Young Gaelic performers have claimed major prizes at Glasgow’s Royal National Mòd, as the festival celebrates a new generation of talent. Among the winners was 15-year-old Libby Bezuidenhout from Oban, who took home three awards in the Solo Singing Learners Girls 13-15 competition. She won the James C MacPhee Memorial Medal for her performance of Òran a’ Chlydesdale, alongside the Jean Graham Memorial Trophy for the highest mark in music and the Alexander Hamilton Trophy for the highest mark in Gaelic.

A major food and hospitality event will return to Glasgow next year with chef competitions and live demonstrations. ScotHot will return to the SEC Glasgow on 24 and 25 February, with Michel Roux, patron of Scottish Chefs, set to present prizes at the Scottish Culinary Championships. The biennial trade show attracted more than 8,000 trade buyers in 2025, with organisers expecting more than 250 exhibitors to take part next year.

On World Arthritis Day the University of Glasgow Tower and the Science Centre were lit up blue in a call for a dedicated Scottish action plan on the condition. Arthritis and musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions impact 1.7 million people in Scotland - one in three people in the country who live with them. In this the 30th anniversary of World Arthritis Day, and also Arthritis UK's 90th anniversary the illuminations celebrate progress in research but highlight that there remains much to do.

A 25-YEAR-OLD man was hospitalised following a serious assault in North Lanarkshire, leading detectives to launch an urgent appeal. Emergency responders discovered the injured victim at a property on Thorndean Crescent in Bellshill at approximately 10pm on Sunday, 11 October 2026. A 47-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman have now arrested and formally charged with perverting the course of justice in connection with the incident, but 

The Scottish Greens are demanding the £2 bus fare cap be extended to night buses across Strathclyde. The services are classed as “premium fare services” and excluded from the cap, which was extended to bus services across Strathclyde in September. Holly Bruce, Scottish Green MSP, raised the issue at General Questions last Thursday, asking what discussions Transport Scotland had held with operators about extending the scheme to Glasgow’s night services.

A new student accommodation development has brought green spaces and outdoor seating to one of the city's busiest streets. St Vincent Studios has welcomed its first residents for the 2026 academic year with newly completed landscaping works by architecture practice OOBE. The project introduces a sunken plaza, raised planting areas, and multiple terraces to St Vincent Street. These additions aim to provide students and visitors with a welcoming environment and a break from the surrounding urban landscape.

The Scottish Secretary, Douglas Alexander will lead a trade mission including Salmon Scotland, the Scotch Whisky Association, and Walker's Shortbread on a trip to Delhi and Mumbai from Monday. In addition Annandale Distillery, Growers Garden, Aldomak and PG Paper are also part of the delegation. PG Paper is an Inverclyde based company founded by Dr Poonam Gupta, OBE, along with her husband Puneet Gupta, OBE.

Drivers will be able to shop around for the best fuel prices as Google Maps begin to display them in real time. This follows a recommendation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Within 30 minutes of changing prices on the forecourt petrol stations must report their prices - or they risk a fine. The CMA can enforce this. Most petrol stations are inputting the data to FuelFinder and this is used on apps including Waze, the AA, Confused.com and now this is integrated with Google Maps.

A further three people have been arrested as police officers continue investigating a series of motorcycle thefts in the Greater Glasgow area. On Thursday, 8 October 2026, officers carried out a day of action at eight addresses in the southside of Glasgow. During the activity, a further two stolen motorcycles were recovered. Two males, aged 16 and 17 were charged in connection with the thefts.

The connection between Greater Glasgow, the space industry, and the debate surrounding military and nuclear infrastructure came into focus yesterday, as campaigners from the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (SCND) called for strict controls to ensure that Scotland’s burgeoning space industry remains purely for peaceful purposes. Protesters gathered outside the Scottish Parliament from midday, holding a large hand-painted banner reading ‘Keep Space for Peace’ and talking to MSPs and parliamentary staff entering the building.

Glasgow is hosting the Royal National Mòd for nine days of Gaelic language and culture events, where around 10,000 visitors and a record 2,000 participants will attend the festival across 16 city venues. The event opened with a celebration of 40 years of Gaelic Medium Education in the city. Founded in the Victorian era, the Mòd travels to a different Scottish town each year and has returned to Glasgow for its 13th edition since the city first hosted in 1895.

Scotland's distinctive crime writing tradition is the focus of a new free online course launched by the University of Glasgow. The four-week programme will explore the history, themes, and narrative techniques of Tartan Noir. Hosted on the FutureLearn platform, it spans the genre's roots in the works of Arthur Conan Doyle to modern authors. The course features contributions from prominent crime authors alongside academic experts to examine the genre's global success.

Glasgow will play host to a national technology awards ceremony later this year following the announcement of the 2026 finalists at a city centre office. The Scotland Women in Technology Awards will take place at the Glasgow Marriott Hotel on Thursday 5 November, celebrating achievements across the tech ecosystem. Over 200 nominations were submitted across 10 categories, with 27 organisations ultimately shortlisted for the event.

A printer at a Dumbarton company has been crowned Scotland’s top apprentice after progressing from a finishing role into press operations. Aidan McQuade, 26, who works for JJR Print, won the Overall Apprentice of the Year award at the 2026 Print Scotland Apprentice of the Year Awards in Glasgow on Friday 2 October. The annual awards recognise apprentices across pre-press, press and post-press roles, as well as mentors supporting the next generation of workers in Scotland’s print industry.

Jeff Fowler’s hour-long visual album, The Grand Design, offers a gentle, intimate reflection on art, place and connection in a world increasingly saturated by synthetic noise. Filmed across twelve distinct landscapes in Los Angeles, this winsome project blends songwriting, visual narrative and spatial sound into a single, cohesive cinematic journey. The film functions less like a conventional pop showcase and more like a quiet love letter to creative persistence, personal space, the experience of middle age, and the bond between human creativity technology affected through craft.

Television personality Phil MacHugh will host the opening concert for the Royal National Mòd in Glasgow this Friday. He will be joined at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall by his cousin and fellow presenter, Catrìona MacNeil. The event marks the beginning of the festival while celebrating 40 years of Gaelic medium education in the city. The Royal National Mòd is scheduled to run from 9-17 October 2026, bringing thousands of visitors to the area.

A teenager has been arrested in connection with the death of a 21-year-old man following a disturbance in Glasgow city centre. Daniel Colrain sustained serious injuries during the incident in Royal Exchange Square at around 3.05am on Sunday morning. He was rushed to hospital for treatment but sadly passed away the following day, sparking a major police investigation. Detectives confirmed on Wednesday that a 19-year-old suspect is now in custody, while two other men were previously arrested.

A family-run furniture and interiors studio is marking 40 years in business as it looks towards further long-term growth. Paul Hodgkiss Designs, based in the city's Southside, was founded in 1986 and has grown from a small workshop into a recognised name in wood-based design. The company, which sources sustainable wood from across Scotland, has provided installations for venues including Edinburgh’s W Hotel and several national distillers.

A couple who subjected a huge number of dogs to severe neglect by keeping them locked in cupboards and rusty cages have been handed a lifetime ban on keeping animals. William and Anna Wallace were given the indefinite disqualification at Glasgow Sheriff Court following an investigation by the Scottish SPCA. The animal welfare charity uncovered the shocking conditions at the couple’s property in the…

The Saw Doctors, Ed Sheeran’s former backing group Beoga, and a tribute to The Beatles are among the highlights of the newest edition of Celtic Connections. Launched aboard tall ship and new city venue ‘Glenlee’ by singer songwriter Josie Duncan and smash neo quartet Tarran from Glasgow on Tuesday, the festival will welcome a wave of musicians from over 20 countries.

A new floating island is being installed on the River Clyde to create a habitat for wildlife and help improve water quality. RSE, formerly known as Ross-shire Engineering, and Biomatrix Water will present the floating island at the Crown Plaza Pontoon on Wednesday 7 October, using native species to form a new aquatic ecosystem. The companies have previously installed floating ecosystems at the Clyde’s historic shipyard docks, with the first islands introduced in 2023.

Comedians are joining forces in Glasgow to raise money for a charity that brings laughter to children during hospital treatment. The fundraiser, organised by Hearts & Minds ambassador Chris Forbes will take place on Saturday 24 October at 4pm, and features Liam Farrelly, Frankie Morton and headliner Marc Jennings. Money raised will support the charity’s Clowndoctors programme, which provides specialist healthcare clowning for children and families in hospitals across Scotland, including the Royal Hospital for Children.

A CCTV image of a man Police Scotland officers believe may be able to assist their enquiries into a wilful fire in Glasgow has been released. The incident happened on Wednesday, 17 June, 2026, on Nelson Street around 5.15am. The man (pictured) was wearing a khaki jacket with a white stripe on each arm, black jogging bottoms, a black top with a motif on the chest.

A Glasgow woman has been handed an 18-month ban on owning animals after abandoning her pets to go on holiday to Blackpool. Catherine Ann Stewart left several animals, including an elderly dog and a nine-week-old kitten, trapped inside her home without food or water during a period of hot weather in July 2025. The Scottish SPCA was forced to break into the property after receiving a complaint to their animal helpline about the abandoned pets.

A new £360,000 pump track has officially opened in Overlee Park to provide a dedicated outdoor facility for bikes, scooters, skateboards, and adapted wheelchairs. The undulating asphalt track, situated between existing sports pitches, is entirely free to use for residents and visitors in East Renfrewshire. A strategic partnership between Netherlee and Stamperland Community Council and East Renfrewshire Council drove the…

As classically-trained rock keyboard wizard Jordan Rudess stepped onto the stage at the MIT Media Lab on 3 October, he engaged in a fascinating, AI-fuelled musical dialogue. Facing a suite of digital instruments linked to a real-time system dubbed the “Jam-Bot”, the Dream Theater virtuoso was neither playing along to a pre-recorded backing track nor yielding to an autonomous composer. Instead, he was improvising live with a neural network trained specifically on his own musical vocabulary. 

A Glasgow bus driver who safely delivered a passenger's baby on board her vehicle has been honoured with a national transport award. Pummy Hadebe sprang into action when a pregnant passenger went into labour shortly after boarding the bus at Nelson Street in Glasgow. What began as a routine shift quickly transformed into a life-changing event when Ms Hadebe realised the baby was arriving before paramedics could reach the scene.

Plans to close key gaps in Glasgow’s active travel network have been unveiled as a public consultation opens for communities in the north and south of the city. Glasgow City Council is proposing upgrades across five distinct routes to connect existing and planned walking, wheeling, and cycling links. The proposals include fully protected cycle lanes, improved pedestrian crossings, and enhanced public spaces across Maryhill, Bilsland Drive, North Canal Bank Street, Shields Road, and Maxwell Road.

Philip Glass’s Heroes Symphony brought David Bowie’s Berlin period into a different kind of focus at Glasgow’s Tramway, where the Royal Scottish National Orchestra performed the work as part of Sonica Festival. Conducted by Patrick Hahn, Glass’s 1996 symphony takes six pieces from Bowie’s 1977 album Heroes and strips them back to their underlying structures, allowing the melodies and rhythms to emerge through layers of repetition, strings, brass and percussion.

Knight Frank has agreed its second long-term commercial lease in Scotland’s Central Belt this year by relocating its Glasgow-based team. The property consultancy has acquired a first-floor suite at 101 St Vincent Street following a decade operating from Bothwell Street. The B-listed premises recently underwent a refurbishment to improve environmental standards, including achieving an EPC ‘A’ rating. This move aligns with the firm's wider Scottish…

Glasgow City Council is preparing to sell the former site of a fire-damaged primary school to Sanctuary Scotland for a proposed affordable residential development. Glasgow City Council is preparing to negotiate the sale of the former Yoker Primary School site and an adjacent caretaker's bungalow to Sanctuary Scotland for a new affordable housing development. The three-acre site on Craggan Drive is earmarked for approximately 33 social rented units, comprising a mix of houses and flats to address local housing needs.

Glasgow City Council is clearing vandalised and redundant street furniture, including legacy phone boxes. Glasgow City Council is removing obsolete public phone boxes and deteriorating street infrastructure across the city centre in a bid to tackle antisocial behaviour and improve the appearance and accessibility of urban areas. Recent clearance efforts, supported by BT, include the removal of several communication units and a…

Inverclyde Council has replaced its decade-old Victoria Tower webcam with two new 4K cameras. The broadcast equipment has been installed on the 245-foot high landmark in Greenock. Funding for the £2,600 upgrade project was provided by the Greenock Town Centre Regeneration Forum. The system will now stream high-definition images of the town and the River Clyde to an international audience around the clock.

The sixth Astute-class hunter-killer submarine has arrived at its homeport of HM Naval Base Clyde. HMS Agamemnon sailed from BAE Systems in Barrow on September 25 and was greeted by members of the Submarine Flotilla. The arrival coincides with the 125th anniversary of the launch of the Royal Navy's first submarine, Holland 1. A crew of around 100 submariners will now conduct a series of sea trials over the coming months.

Scotland's newest dance festival, dedicated to Scottish Hip-Hop dancers, will take place at Platform Arts Centre in Easterhouse on 9 and 10 October. Shuffle Festival is presented by Scottish street dance company THREE60, and will feature London-based Hip-Hop dance company Boy Blue. The festival builds on the Shuffle Festival scratch nights held in 2024 and 2025. Now expanded to two full days, it aims to showcase Scottish dance talent at the heart of Glasgow's arts community.

In a concert on 1st October marking ten years since David Bowie’s passing, Philip Glass’s Symphony No. 4, Heroes, performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra at Tramway in Glasgow, offered an intriguing look at how art rock can give rise to structural exploration through the minimalist end of the contemporary classical tradition.  Joined by digital artist Tatsuru Arai, whose screens behind the orchestra fused natural and abstract forms, alternating between monochrome and colour, the ensemble delivered a clear, focused concert that prioritised musical shape and discipline over theatrical flair.

A procurement specialist has launched a new venture to cut supply chain costs for smaller businesses across Glasgow and beyond. Shona Motherwell, who previously held senior roles at SSE and BAE Systems, founded The Independent Buying Group to give small and medium enterprises access to corporate-level buying expertise. The new business has already demonstrated the impact of its model by saving a local garage 66% on its card payment fees, reducing an £18,000 annual bill to £6,000.

Four Scottish artists have come together for a new exhibition at the Glasgow Print Studio to mark the bicentenary of the Royal Scottish Academy. The exhibition, titled RSA 200, opens on 2 October and runs until 28 November 2026. It features new and recent works by RSA Academicians Robbie Bushe, Rachel Maclean, Barry McGlashan, and Caroline Walker. The showcase explores themes of narrative, mythology, and everyday life through various mediums including…

The first phase of a major east end regeneration project will focus on preserving the site's listed shed structures before introducing new business spaces and a linear park. Conservation work on the historic Glasgow Meat Market is set to begin imminently, marking the first major construction milestone in the east end site's regeneration. The initial phase will focus entirely on consolidating and refurbishing the location's listed shed structures.

Glasgow City Council has refused to renew a multiple occupancy licence after firefighters discovered tenants were living in an unsafe property with blocked escape routes and defective fire doors. Glasgow’s Licensing Committee formally rejected Anna McMullan’s renewal application on Wednesday. The property, which currently houses five tenants, failed two separate safety audits this year. Initial inspections in February by the council’s HMO team and firefighters revealed compromised escape routes blocked by clothes dryers, missing electrical safety reports, and coat hangers obstructing fire doors.

Plans affecting up to 23,000 council staff remain on the table as officers warn there is no alternative legal route to implement a new equal pay and grading system. Glasgow’s Green councillors have urged the new city leader to personally rule out a controversial "fire and rehire" policy after an emergency motion to ban the practice was blocked. The Greens tabled the motion at the…

The average cost to build an affordable home in the city has reached £278,000, as council officials warn that budgets are failing to keep pace with rising construction expenses. A recent Glasgow City Council report revealed that average construction costs for housing associations rose from £226,891 in 2024/25 to £278,000 the following year. The rapid increase has been attributed to contractors “pricing in risk due to the cost of fuel” and a strategic shift towards building larger family homes.

Safety improvements are underway at the west end junction following a community campaign to improve access for pedestrians and cyclists. Up to seven new pedestrian crossings are set to be installed around the Thornwood roundabout in Glasgow’s west end to address safety concerns from local residents and schoolchildren. The first crossing was installed last week on Dumbarton Road. A second crossing is planned for Castlebank Street, with two further installations scheduled near the Thornwood Bar on Dumbarton Road early next year.

A joint application seeks to install new 24-hour self-service facilities at the front entrance of the Barrhead Road supermarket. A joint venture between Timpson Ltd and Tesco Stores Ltd has submitted plans to Glasgow City Council to install a 24-hour self-service laundry and a watch repair kiosk at the Tesco Silverburn store. If approved, the Johnson Laundry Kiosk and The Watch Lab Kiosk will be situated on the pavement under the canopy at the front entrance of the supermarket on Barrhead Road.

An elderly man has died after being struck by a truck in a Scots town near Glasgow. The harrowing collision on Ballochmill Road in Rutherglen took place around 11.25am on Tuesday, 29 September, 2026. Emergency services attended and the 91-year-old pedestrian was rushed to hospital with serious injuries. He died in hospital on Wednesday, 30 September.

Renfrewshire has transformed into a country music haven to celebrate its first-ever Dolly Parton Day. Communities across Renfrewshire marked the occasion with flash mobs, karaoke events, and themed tattoos. Paisley town hall was even illuminated in pink to mark the occasion. The festivities were organised to honour the American musician's global legacy and her Imagination Library reading programme following her death at 80 last month.

Jon Anderson’s appearance at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on 28 September provided a striking demonstration of enduring vocal power combined with instrumental prowess. Approaching 82, the former Yes frontman – also known widely for his ’80s albums and hits with the late keyboard and film score composer Vangelis –  showed remarkable vocal agility, delivering classic compositions with a clear, luminous quality. 

Glasgow leaders have united with a local humanitarian charity to launch an annual toy appeal aimed at supporting vulnerable children across the city during the festive period. The Lord Provost of Glasgow has formally partnered with SpiritAid, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, and Glasgow Taxis for the 2026 Christmas Toy Appeal. Now entering its 25th year of operations, the campaign asks the public to donate toys and gifts for young people experiencing…

More than 500 streets across Glasgow are set to receive new 20mph speed limits as part of a safety rollout. The speed reductions will primarily affect the north and west of the city later this month, and the second phase of a wider project aimed at converting roughly 3,800 streets from 30mph to 20mph. Council officials hope the move will decrease the severity and frequency of road collisions.

The Car Man, a Waitress, ghostly presence and Seventies Salford are the highlights you'll find on Glasgow stages this month. With Hallowe'en fast approaching, thoughts turn to ghosts and ghouls and all things spooky... cue, It Walks Around The House At Night (15-17 October), at The Tron Theatre. Are you ready to be scared? When an out-of-work actor takes a job playing a ghost at an old countryside manor, he expects nothing more than a few cheap scares.